Simple Interest Calculations
Learn how to calculate simple interest on savings, loans, and credit cards using the formula and examples provided. Improve your financial literacy with practical scenarios.
Simple Interest Calculations
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Lesson Menu Main Idea and New Vocabulary Example 1: Find Interest Earned Example 2: Find Interest Earned Example 3: Find Interest Paid on a Loan Example 4: Find Total Paid on a Credit Card
Solve problems involving simple interest. • principal • simple interest Main Idea/Vocabulary
Find Interest Earned FINANCIAL LITERACY Jose’s savings account pays 3.25% interest. He has $1,200 in his account. How much interest will he earn in 3 years? I =prtFormula for simple interest I =1,2000.03253 Replace p with $1,200, r with 0.0325, and t with 5. I = 117 Simplify. Answer: Jose will earn $117 in interest in 3 years. Example 1
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT Perry has a Certificate of Deposit (CD) that pays 4.9% interest. He started the CD with $1,000. The CD will mature in 1 year. How much interest will he have earned after one year? A. $4,900 B. $490 C. $49 D. $4.90 Example 1 CYP
9 months = or 0.75 year. Write the time as years. Find Interest Earned FINANCIAL LITERACY Jose’s savings account pays 3.25% interest. He has $1,200 in his account. How much interest will he earn in 9 months? I =prtFormula for simple interest I =1,2000.03250.75 Replace p with $1,200, r with 0.0325, and t with 0.75. Example 2
Find Interest Earned I = 29.25 Simplify. Answer: Jose will earn $29.25 in interest in 9 months. Example 2
MONEY MARKET Debbie has a money market savings account that pays 4.25% interest. She has $900 in her account. How much interest will she earn in 9 months? A. $193.24 B. $38.25 C. $28.69 D. $27.00 Example 2 CYP
Find Interest Paid on a Loan LOANS Phoebe borrowed $2,600 from a bank to help pay for her college tuition. The interest rate is 8% per year. How much simple interest will she pay if it takes her 5 years to repay the loan? I =prtFormula for simple interest I =2,6000.085 Replace p with $2,600, r with 0.08, and t with 5. I = 1,040 Simplify. Answer: Phoebe will pay $1,040 in interest in 2 years. Example 3
AUTO LOAN Autumn borrowed $4,100 from a bank to help pay for a car. The interest rate is 7.5% per year. How much simple interest will she pay if it takes her 6 years to repay the loan? A. $18,450 B. $1,845 C. $630 D. $307.50 Example 3 CYP
I =3650.135Replace p with $365, r with 0.135, and t with . Find Total Paid on a Credit Card CREDIT CARDS Mariano paid for a plane ticket that cost $365 using a credit card. His card has an interest rate of 13.5%. If he has no other charges on his card and does not pay off his balance by the end of the month, how much money will he owe after one month? I =prtFormula for simple interest Example 4
Find Total Paid on a Credit Card I= 4.11 Simplify. The interest owed after one month is $4.11. Answer: So, the total amount owed would be $365 + $4.11 or $369.11. Example 4
CREDIT CARDS Fred paid for a new TV that cost $1,065 using a credit card. His card has an interest rate of 12.9%. If he has no other charges on his card and does not pay off his balance by the end of the month, how much money will he owe after one month? A. $82.56 B. $137.39 C. $1,076.45 D. $1,147.60 Example 4 CYP